Fishing craft

The fishing fleet by type of craft. Number, annual, 2018–2025.

Published by the MoFAR; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

Western - in board engine - multi day712−42.2%
Southern - in board engine - multi day2,571+18.8%
Northern - in board engine - multi day23−81.6%
Eastern - in board engine - multi day757−36.6%
North western - in board engine - multi day402+162.7%
Total - in board engine - multi day4,465−8.3%
Western - in board engine - single day95+75.9%
Southern - in board engine - single day209+26.7%
Northern - in board engine - single day430−29.2%
Eastern - in board engine - single day69+30.2%
Total - in board engine - single day804−8.6%
North western - in board engine - single day10.0%
Western - out board engine - fibre glass2,269+8.8%
Southern - out board engine - fibre glass2,272+18.7%
Northern - out board engine - fibre glass10,396−0.5%
Eastern - out board engine - fibre glass7,051+8.7%
North western - out board engine - fibre glass4,302+10.5%
Total - out board engine - fibre glass26,290+5.9%
Western - traditional mechanised16+128.6%
Southern - traditional mechanised707+20.4%
Northern - traditional mechanised1,897+15.3%
Eastern - traditional mechanised343+51.1%
North western - traditional mechanised335+37.9%
Total - traditional mechanised3,298+21.7%
Western - traditional non-mechanised (marine)2,521+50.2%
Southern - traditional non-mechanised (marine)2,438+85.1%
Northern - traditional non-mechanised (marine)3,050+17.6%
Eastern - traditional non-mechanised (marine)10,346+27.9%
North western - traditional non-mechanised (marine)3,834+65.8%
Total - traditional non-mechanised (marine)26,030+1.5%
Central - traditional non-mechanised (marine)535–
North central - traditional non-mechanised (marine)2,378–
Uva - traditional non-mechanised (marine)739–
Sabaragamuwa - traditional non-mechanised (marine)189–
Western - total craft5,613+8.8%
Southern - total craft8,197+17.0%
Northern - total craft15,796−5.4%
Eastern - total craft18,566+0.8%
North western - total craft8,874+17.6%
Total - total craft60,887+3.3%
Central - total craft535−2.0%
North central - total craft2,378−8.3%
Uva - total craft739+1.0%
Sabaragamuwa - total craft189−11.3%

Western - in board engine - multi day

number, annual. 2025: 712, −42.2% on a year earlier

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Published by the MoFAR; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.